Arabic 1 - Vocabulary & Dialogue [Week 3]

باب

Transliteration: Baab

Meaning: ‘Door’ (Noun)

إسم

Transliteration: Ism

Meaning: ‘Name’ (noun)

ما؟

Transliteration: Maa?

Meaning: ‘What?’

أَهلاً بِكَ

Transliteration: Ahlan bika (reply to Ahlan wa Sahlan to a male)

Meaning: ‘Hello to you’ or ‘Welcome to you’

أَهلاً بِكِ

Transliteration: Ahlan biki (reply to Ahlan wa Sahlan to a female)

Meaning: ‘Hello to you’ or ‘Welcome to you’

وَ عَلَيكُم السَّلَام

Transliteration: Wa ‘Alaykum As-salam (reply to As-salamu ‘Alaykum)

Meaning: ‘And peace be upon you too’

حَضرَتُكَ

Transliteration: Had’-Ratuka

Meaning: ‘You’ (referring to a male, typically an adult, in a polite way)

حَضرَتُكِ

Transliteration: Had’-Ratuki

Meaning: ‘You’ (Referring to a female, typically an adult, in a polite way)

تَشَرَّفنَا

Transliteration: Tashar-Rafnaa

Meaning: ‘Nice to meet you’ or ‘It’s a pleasure to meet you’

أَنتَ

Transliteration: Anta

Meaning: You (male)

أَنتِ

Transliteration: Ante

Meaning: You (female)

إِسمِي

Transliteration: Ismee

Meaning: My name is

(Adding a yaa ي at the end of the word ism إِسم ‘name’ gives the word the possessive adjective ‘my’ making it Ismee إِسمي ‘Name my’ or ‘My name’)

إِسمُكَ

Transliteration: Ismuka or Ismuk

Meaning: ‘Your name’ (male)

(Adding a kaaf ك at the end of the word ism إِسم ‘name’ gives the word the possessive adjective ‘your’ making it Ismuka or ismuk (male) إِسمُكَ ‘Your name’)

إِسمُكِ

Transliteration: Ismuki

Meaning: ‘Your name’ (female)

(Adding a kaaf ك at the end of the word ism إِسم ‘name’ gives the word the possessive adjective ‘your’ making it Ismuki (female) إِسمُكَ ‘Your name’)

أَينَ؟

Transliteration: Ayna?

Meaning: ‘Where?’

مِن أَينَ؟

Transliteration: Min Ayna?

Meaning: ‘From where’

نَعَم

Transliteration: Na’am

Meaning: ‘Yes’

لَا

Transliteration: Laa

Meaning: ‘No’